1948 VFL Round 11: Hawthorn v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1948 between Hawthorn and South Melbourne during round 11 of the 1948 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted South Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. Alec Albiston captained the hosts. Jack Graham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Albiston and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.

Hawthorn
Back: L. Pabst, W. Culpitt, T. Fletcher
Half-back: K. Hopper, R. Boys, C. Austen
Centre: J. Robison, R. Baldwin, L. Andrews
Half-forward: P. O'Donohue, C. Philp, J. Marr
Forward: A. Prior, B. Milgate, C. Swenson
Follower: K. Curran, M. Williams, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.: T. Ferguson, J. Hester

South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), R. Barry, F. Brew, G. Caris, W. Chambers, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, L. Crane, E. Dornau, R. Harley, V. Hill, L. Holland, B. King, B. Lucas, J. Mullane, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, D. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams

Hawthorn (9.7.61) were defeated by South Melbourne (12.15.87).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (4), A. Prior (2), B. Milgate, P. O'Donohue, C. Swenson
South Melbourne: R. Clegg (3), J. Graham (3), L. Spokes (2), W. Chambers, L. Holland, B. Lucas, K. Schaefer

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Hawthorn v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 3 July 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by South Melbourne
Score: 9.7.61 - 12.15.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 4 . 4 6 . 6 9 . 7 9 . 7 9 . 7 (61)
South Melbourne 3 . 4 6 . 7 7 . 9 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Margin HWTH by 6 SMLB by 1 HWTH by 10 SMLB by 26 SMLB by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Jack Hale (South Melbourne)
Captains: Alec Albiston (Hawthorn), Jack Graham (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Hamid

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 4 ?
5 Andrews, Len WR ? 0 ?
9 Austen, Col HBFR ? 0 ?
18 Baldwin, Roy C ? 0 ?
29 Boys, Ron CHB ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FB ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin RU ? 0 ?
20 Ferguson, Tom SUB ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted BPR ? 0 ?
4 Hester, Jack SUB ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken HBFL ? 0 ?
28 Marr, Jack HFFR ? 0 ?
19 Milgate, Bob FF ? 1 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter HFFL ? 1 ?
15 Pabst, Len BPL ? 0 ?
8 Philp, Clive CHF ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FPL ? 2 ?
12 Robison, Jim WL ? 0 ?
16 Swenson, Clarrie FPR ? 1 ?
10 Williams, Mel RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 7

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
35 Barry, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 Caris, George ? ? 0 ?
33 Chambers, Wylie ? ? 1 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 3 ?
21 Crane, Len ? ? 0 ?
17 Dornau, Erwin ? ? 0 ?
27 Graham, Jack (c) ? ? 3 ?
14 Harley, Reg ? ? 0 ?
15 Hill, Vic ? ? 0 ?
5 Holland, Len ? ? 1 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
37 Lucas, Bert ? ? 1 ?
9 Mullane, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 1 ?
24 Spokes, Larry ? ? 2 ?
26 Taylor, Don ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 0 ?
6 Williams, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 15

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: Alec Albiston
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






25 K. Curran 20 T. Ferguson
16 C. Swenson 19 B. Milgate 24 A. Prior 10 M. Williams 4 J. Hester
FORWARD 1 A. Albiston (c)

HALF-BACK













28 J. Marr 8 C. Philp 14 P. O'Donohue



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













5 L. Andrews 18 R. Baldwin 12 J. Robison FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













9 C. Austen 29 R. Boys 3 K. Hopper



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













23 T. Fletcher 2 W. Culpitt 15 L. Pabst



BACK



South Melbourne Coach: Jack Hale